Jungwon Air Base Explained

Jungwon Air Base
Iata:	JWO^[1]
Icao:	RKTI
Type:	Military
Owner-Oper:	Republic of Korea Air Force
Location:	Chungju, South Korea
Elevation-F:	281
Elevation-M:	86
Coordinates:	37.03°N 127.8853°W
Pushpin Map:	South Korea # Asia # North Pacific # Earth
Pushpin Mark:	Roundel of South Korea.svg
Pushpin Marksize:	20
Pushpin Relief:	y
Metric-Rwy:	y
R1-Number:	18R/34L
R1-Length-M:	2,884
R1-Length-F:	9330
R1-Surface:	concrete
R2-Number:	34R/16L
R2-Length-M:	2,750
R2-Length-F:	9021
R2-Surface:	concrete
Footnotes:	Source: DAFIF^[2]

Jungwon Air Base (sometimes K-75 Air Base or Choongwon Air Base) is located near Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Units stationed

The base is home to the RoKAF 19th Fighter Wing (제19전투비행단), comprising:

• 161st Fighter Squadron flying F-16C/D (Block 32)
• 162nd Fighter Squadron flying F-16C/D (Block 32)
• 155th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block 52)
• 159th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block 52)

Accidents and incidents

• 30 June 2003, F-16 made a hard landing, the pilot ejected successfully.
• 27 January 2006, F-16C #85-1576 crashed shortly after takeoff, the pilot ejected successfully.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Airline and Airport Code Search. IATA. 24 November 2015.
2. Web site: usurped. Airport information for RKTI. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RKTI. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
3. Web site: Chronological listing of South Korean losses and ejections. Ejection-history.org.uk. 25 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120604095114/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Country-By-Country/Korea_South.htm. 2012-06-04. dead.